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MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
WINE AND GRAPE APPRECIATION MONTH
2007
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ~ORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the \vine community is an important part of agribusiness in North Carolina and
wineries are flourishing across the Tar Heel State; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina currently has 63 wineries and 400 commercial grape growers; and
WHEREAS, the number of wineries in the state has tripled since 2000, from 21 to 63; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina is home to our Nation's first cultivated winegrape, the scuppernong,
discovered on Roanoke Island in 1585. which led North Carolina to become the leading \vine producing
state prior to prohibition; and
WHEREAS, the annual economic impact of North Carolina-produced grapes and wine is
estimated at $813 million, with 5, 700 jobs created; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina ranks I O'h nationally in grape and wine production: and
WHEREAS, vineyard and wineries play an in1ponant role in North Carolina's tourism
industry; and
WHEREAS, state wineries and vineyards significantly enhance tourism by providing a unique
travel destination, green space, and aesthetic appeal; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2005 study, "Economic lmpact of North Carolina Wine," each year
more than 800.000 tourists visit North Carolina wineries;
NOW. THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby proclaim October 2007, as "WINE AND GRAPE APPRECIATION MONTH" in North
Carolina.
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
WflEFU3C)f,l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at d1e Capital in Raleigh this first day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of American the two hundred and thirty-first. ·

MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
WINE AND GRAPE APPRECIATION MONTH
2007
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ~ORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the \vine community is an important part of agribusiness in North Carolina and
wineries are flourishing across the Tar Heel State; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina currently has 63 wineries and 400 commercial grape growers; and
WHEREAS, the number of wineries in the state has tripled since 2000, from 21 to 63; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina is home to our Nation's first cultivated winegrape, the scuppernong,
discovered on Roanoke Island in 1585. which led North Carolina to become the leading \vine producing
state prior to prohibition; and
WHEREAS, the annual economic impact of North Carolina-produced grapes and wine is
estimated at $813 million, with 5, 700 jobs created; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina ranks I O'h nationally in grape and wine production: and
WHEREAS, vineyard and wineries play an in1ponant role in North Carolina's tourism
industry; and
WHEREAS, state wineries and vineyards significantly enhance tourism by providing a unique
travel destination, green space, and aesthetic appeal; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2005 study, "Economic lmpact of North Carolina Wine," each year
more than 800.000 tourists visit North Carolina wineries;
NOW. THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby proclaim October 2007, as "WINE AND GRAPE APPRECIATION MONTH" in North
Carolina.
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
WflEFU3C)f,l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at d1e Capital in Raleigh this first day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of American the two hundred and thirty-first. ·